A CRY FOR HELP
This is the story of a 1 year 2 month old boy born to an 18 year old mother on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines. This report/plea for assistance came in recently from a Philippine Physician at one of the remote rural clinics HELP visited during "Needs Assessment" operations recently. Learn how you can help at the end of this story. One afternoon on a very busy consultation day at the rural health unit, one little fellow carried by a young lady caught my attention. I was stunned to see a little boy who looked like a 75 year old man, weak and in respiratory distress. Upon seeing the patient…… CLICK HERE FOR FULL STORY Purchase Telemedicine Tools for Your Organization or for HELP
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Telemedicine - New Technology Addressing Growing Needs
- Bringing advanced specialist and diagnostic oversight from metro hospitals to rural clinics at the click of a button
- Provides advanced life support to EMT & Paramedic teams in the field
- Remote patient monitroring
- Provides teaching capabilities to medical staff in multiple locations simultaneously
- Provides counseling and other services as well as medical all in a "virtual reality"
- Real Time disease migration and mitigation monitoring
What is Telemedicine?
Real-time medical networking and diagnostics. Telemedicine utilizes broadband satellite communications, the Internet and cellular technologies to allow field personnel in real-time to diagnose
critical patient information with the assistance of medical specialist anywhere in the world. The output of electronic stethoscopes, ultrasound imagery and other medical equipment are sent instantaneous to a staff of collaborating doctors. Additionally, the collaborating medical professional can see and speak to patients half a world away.
How does HELP use telemedicine?
HELP has proven this effect from a HELP mobile medical clinic in the remotest rural areas of a tsunami relief camp in India (9 hour train ride from the nearest airport) via satellite to medical professionals in Arizona and Florida. This was done live - via the web - with the physicians speaking - through local interpreters - to the patients and hearing their digital heart and lung sounds As a result, doctors were able to develop accurate diagnosis and through the HELP medical teams provide treatment to tsunami victims who still to this day, have no other medical care available to them.
Hundreds pleaded with us for help the first afternoon in one of numerous clinics conducted by HELP during their most recent visit.
“It is always a challenge to triage large numbers like this as we can only afford to get the most extreme cases in front of doctors via the satellite link we were paying $13 per minute to use,” said HELP President Randy Roberson. “We will return again soon and bring more badly needed medicines and telemedice resources,” he added.
HELP also has ongoing aid efforts in Africa with numerous requests from other locations around the world. Out ability to respond to these - as well as the next disaster - depends on the assistance from people like you.
"Doc-in-a-Box" H.E.L.P. Mobile Medical Clinics
These clinic containers are a retrofitted 20' cargo container. They provide complete satellite and/or cellular/broadband communications capabilities from virtually anywhere in the world, back to medical and logistical management/monitoring facilities. Advanced medical support to the remotest regions of our planet.
HELP's "Bring 'Em Back Pack
In collaboration with Interactive Medical Solutions LLC, HELP is currently working on the deployment of a solar powered back pack to all 240 congressional districts of the Philippines. These packs will provide satellite communications, numerous patient diagnostic devices (EKG, Pulse Oximeter, Digital Steth, Otoscopes and more) patient databases, disaster management interfaces and much more. Cutting edge technology making a real difference in the fight against age-old human challenges.
HELP Sends Medical Supplies to Congo
HELP sent desperately needed ostomy supplies to female victims of brutality
and gang-rape in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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